Blade Master Alastor



Blade Master Alastor is a character from the Viewtiful Joe series which is also directed by Hideki Kamiya. He is inspired by the sword Alastor. His other names include The Midnight Thunderboy and Stylish Alastor. He is voiced by Mikey Kelley in the games and Ross Lawrence in the anime.

History
Alastor is a member of JADOW, the organization which all bosses in the game are part of, but doesn't care for their ideals. He merely wants the ultimate battle. He faces Joe as the fifth boss and is defeated. He comments thatn Joe's attacks a "beautiful" which inspires Joe's name: Viewtiful Joe.

He returns in the second game to fight Joe. After a quick defeat, he transforms into a more demonic form which is referred to as Underworld Emperor Alastor. After repeating the sword's lines from the original Devil May Cry, he transforms into an Alastor sword and lunges at Joe, who dodges. Once again, he is defeated by Joe.

Abilities
Alastor uses a number of the Alastor Devil's attacks.
 * Air Raid - The basic lightning attack from the DT from.
 * Summoned Swords - The swords appear as Alastor.

Trivia

 * The lightning used for Alastor's attacks is the same as that in Devil May Cry 1.
 * The poster for the Alastor chapter is a parody of the Devil May Cry 1 cover with Alastor in place of Dante.
 * In an episode of the anime, Alastor dresses in a purple suit that mirrors Sparda's outfit. This outfit is also available in Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble.
 * Alastor is a playable character in Viewtiful Joe and Red Hot Rumble. When playing as Alastor, the player must "Devil Trigger" to transform into henshin form. In his story, where he replaces Joe, he must rescue Goldie (the twin sister of Joe's girlfriend, Silvia).
 * Dialogue with Dante in the PS2 version hints that Alastor is the spirit in the sword. Dialogue in RHR states this is true and thatr Alastor bears a grude against Dante for not takinmg him to "that isand."